MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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